How popular is Philippe Dumas is in Japan?
I hear this guy Philippe Dumas is 60 and he has become a sensation in Japanese internet lately. I don't real Japanese, what does this article say? https://www.buzzfeed.com/keij…
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Have you bought stickers on Line or other apps?
This article on TechCrunch says that Line makes over $270 million a year on selling digital stickers: http://techcrunch.com/2016/06/13/chat... I haven't ever bought stickers onli…
Launch of Akihabara 2.0 what do you think?
We are very excited to announce a change at Akihabara.Tokyo We will be pivoting from just sharing links to more participative concept of questions and answers. If you have a question about…
Photos Of Japanese Capsule Apartments Show How Micro-Living Is Really Like
US-based photographer Noritaka Minami created an intriguing photo series named "1972" that documents the tiny capsule apartments in a... read the origin…
Plan to make programming mandatory at schools a step to foster creativity
The Yomiuri ShimbunIt is essential that computer programming to be taught in schools will lead to improving children's ability to think logically and creatively. The Education, Culture, Sports, …
New Shinjuku bus terminal open!
From today, April 4, the new bus terminal close the Shinjuku station’s south exit is open for travelers! People preferring high way buses to go through Japan, can access the new bus term…
SCHAFT Unveils Awesome New Bipedal Robot at Japan Conference
Right now, the New Economic Summit (NEST) 2016 conference is going on in Tokyo, Japan. One of the keynote speakers is Andy Rubin. Rubin was in charge of Google's robotics program in 2013, when t…
The amazing talking robot, straight from your darkest nightmares
Right now, robots are perfectly capable of speech through electronic loudspeakers, but somehow we're instinctively able to tell wether speech is genuine, or pre-recorded. So, the next step …
Travel in Japan: A day in Kawaguchi-ko, Yamanashi
We probably had the best weather to go for a day trip to Yamanashi prefecture – sunny, a little bit windy and cold enough, to see the cherry tress in full bloom. Not every traveler... The …
Japanese culture in Tokyo – Sumo in Ryogoku!
Ryogoku and Asakusa are typical downtown areas of Tokyo located near the Sumida river. Especially Ryogoku is a famous place among foreigners, since it is often considered as the home town of Sumo –..…